SPORTING

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1934, Page 2

SPORTING

CAMBRIDGE TROTTING RESULTS. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) CAMBRIDGE, May 5 The Cambridge trots were held today? ,in .(showery weather. The track v->is heavy. Results.Introductory Handicap.—4/4 AUworth 1, 5/6 Nelson Luvan 2, 3/3 Kewpie’s Bond 3. Won by a head. Time 255 1-5. Leamington Handicap.—l/1 Te ICahu 1, 5/5 Rose Marble 2, 4/3 WaskaSu 3. Won by two lengths. Time 3.44 3-5. Cambridge Cup—l/1 Wee Machine 1, 4/3 M-anco 2, 6/5 G'umdigger 3. Won by eight lengths. Time 4.39 4-5. Hautapu Handicap 1/2 Kewpie’s King 1, 7/1 Student Prince 2, 3/3 Trumen t 3. Won by half a length. Time 3.52 4-5. Bardnwie Handicap—s/2 Indolent 1, 1/1 Kuini 2, 2/2 Autumn Lu 3. Won —y one lengths. Time 3.41 4-5. •President’s Handicap.—4/3 Jnnella 1, 3/5 Jackie Thorpe 2, 6/6 Gumdigger o. Time 2.52. Bruntwood Handicap.—l-/1 Ring True 1, 4/3 Tryment 2, 6/6 Bonnie Direct 3. Time 2.55 3-5. Regarding the inquiry into the allegation that Indolent galloped in the Bardowie Handicap, the stewards decided to dismiss the protest entered by Smith, driver of Kuini. WARWICK FARM RESULTS. SYDNEY. M-v 6. At Warwick Farm races the Denham Court Handicap resulted :—Blixten (Mc■Carten) 1, Vcilantif 2, Tom Piiu h 5. , Eight starters, including Dole. Won 1 by three-quarters of a length; half 1 a length. Time 1.14. J Forestry finished second in the Warwick May -Handicap, and Upoko /fiki second in the Edcnsor Park Handicap.

MELBOURNE JOCKEY SEARCHED. MELBOURNE, May 6. At Ascot -races the Ascot Five Hundred resulted Phenomenon (Gann) 1, Fourth Battery 2, Call Bird 3. Won by half a length. Time 1.6-J. As the horses were going to tjie barrier for the Encourage Handicap, t-he Stipendiary stewards ordered the jockey of one horse to dismount, and searched hj s clothing. He made a thorough inspection of Ins whip, but nothing was discovered. The horse was unplaced. BIG STAKE WINNINGS. NEW YORK, M*y 5. .At Baltimore, .Equipoise .won the Dixie Handicap easily. The purse of 4194 dollars brings his total earnings to 332,960 dollars, or slightly in excess of Phar Lap’s and within striking of Sun Beau’s all-time record of 376,744 dollars. THE KENTUCKY DERBY. NEW YORK. M-v 5. At Louiscvillo, Mrs Dodge Sloane s Cavalcade won the sixtieth annual running of the Kentucky Derby. Mr .Vlfrcd Vanderbilt’s Discovery was second, and A gran an was third. The time was 2.04 for the mile and ,aduarter. The winner has earned 28.1 1 5 dollars. A crowd of 60,000 thousand witnessed the race. The track was slow, with heavy rain.